HOLY FU- Anonymous is PISSSSSED!

[Erttheking]

This is very relevent

http://bogieworks.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c581e53ef0167609cd218970b-500wi

On another note, oh NOW you care, the whole mess about SOPA and you keep your mouth shut, but a site that streams copyrighted material (IE ACTUALLY breaking the law) get's shot down and they get pissed? Fuck them, they're throwing a temper tantrum that's all, probably upset that they can't watch their favorite show without paying now. How come they don't throw a riot when someone's youtube channel gets taken down then? People go to great lengths to act like mature people when protesting SOPA, and then these assholes ruin it for everyone, can someone catch them already?

 

[Bassik]

I still have a problem that the US took down a site that was operating outside of their country,unless the crime happpened on their soil they have no say in the matter.

reminds me of a certain doctor who episode I totally agree with what the master did to the president

Oh man, that was so awesome. The president was all world-police...y, and the master bust a cap up his ass

 

[sleekie]

I'm not going through all four pages of this thread. The first one is enough to convince me that there is going to be stupid everywhere.

Also stop panicking about 'virus' crap. It's obvious it's not a hijack, it's an alibi. You can simply close the window to end the process.

 

[Weaver]

Does anyone fine the timing of the megaupload takedown insanely suspicious?

UMG took down their youtube video which it had no copyright claim to. MegaUpload them filed a lawsuit against UMG.

In what is probably the most coincidental and fortunate timing for UMG, all the owners of MegaUpload just so happen to now branded as criminals and have their site removed.

 

[Alade]

I'm very amused by the people who think this was a spontaneous response. This is obviously the attack they had pre-planned in case SOPA passes. And if this was the response they planned for SOPA passing I'm a little dissappointed.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Hold me >.>. I don't want to dieeeee.

*hugs tight* We shall survive! We will live! We reach the end of this dark, horrific tunnel.

*group hug*

Geez let me into those bunkers I dont think it's going to be safe out here much longer.

On topic though, I have always found Anon's attacks quite intriguing. They are like a car crash happening right before your eyes - you can't do anything to stop the two obstacles colliding but neither can you look away! It's that interesting.

However I question the sites they have taken down. None of the sites mentioned make any money from their being up and running. It might make more of a statement to take down sites that make money as that will make them noticed.

Oh and can someone tell me what DDOS'ing means? Please and thankyou.

LET ME INTO THE BUNKER!!

*Pulls into bunker and closes hatch*

You're safe now. And DDOS means "Distributed Denial Of Service". They flood the servers with activity from thousands of computers to halt the activity of any legitimate traffic.

 

[lord.jeff]

Anonymous is mad the government shut down a site that pretty much does NOTHING ELSE but stream copyrighted material? I will continue saying what I have always said: They are teenagers. Megaupload was lucky it lasted so long, and NOBODY should be surprised it's been shut down.

And of course, Anonymous "shuts down" a government website... for what? A day? *gasp* TWO DAYS?! Who cares? Even for the Dept. of Justice this is an annoyance at the very worst.

Megaupload has a lot more then pirated material for download, lots of indie musicians/game designers/movie makers rely on it to distribute there works, I've used it myself to transfer large files to peers. Yes they do have a lot of stolen works on the site but they do take those down upon request.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Does anyone fine the timing of the megaupload takedown insanely suspicious?

UMG took down their youtube video which it had no copyright claim to. MegaUpload them filed a lawsuit against UMG.

In what is probably the most coincidental and fortunate timing for UMG, all the owners of MegaUpload just so happen to now branded as criminals and have their site removed.

Plot thickens? It does seem EXTREMELY suspicious that it was a day after the blackout too.

 

[lacktheknack]

Wait, doesn't the Escapist have the basement for such events? *Hides.

NOOOOOO! THE SCARY THREAD IS DOWN THERE!



OT:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cia.png

Anonymous did no damage the the organizations themselves. Please stop panicking.

(Yes, the comic has been posted, but I shall REpost it until the message gets across.)

 

[Da Orky Man]

Oh ho ho ho. This is very, extremely, positively interesting.

I'm totally hiding in the Internet bunker. Anyone else care to join me? We have cookies!

I'll bring the Popcorn! Shall we listen to music while we watch?

This is hilarious.

I'll make the pancakes! Have to have something savoury in there...

 

[El Presidente]

I think this is relevant:

 

[Superbeast]

Whilst I am somewhat sympathetic to the cause (Megaupload held some work that I helped to create, massive community-oriented and totally original work - tactical guides for Warhammer and suchlike, as well as being a great hub for game mods) I still think this is very stupid.

I have always disliked Anonymous - I think they are more trouble than they're worth and keep doing things just because they can, rather than because it is right for the situation - but this time I think they have gone way too far. All I can see this doing is proving to people (both politicians and the public) that government-mandated policies such as SOPA, PIPA, ACTA and so on are absolutely essential, as it would stop such acts. This is what people will remember when criticisms of SOPA/PIPA are raised, and it will stereotype all those who are against the bills as hackers and pirates solely looking to protect their illegal fun/livelihoods. It may even encourage foreign governments (to the USA) to make similar bills.

In short, congratulations Anonymous, you have just done more to make the case for tighter internet regulation/censorship than any politician or lobby group could possibly have ever done.

 

[Weaver]

I think this is relevant:

*snip*

Seventh time that's been posted in this thread.

 

[savageoblivi0n]

Does anyone fine the timing of the megaupload takedown insanely suspicious?

UMG took down their youtube video which it had no copyright claim to. MegaUpload them filed a lawsuit against UMG.

In what is probably the most coincidental and fortunate timing for UMG, all the owners of MegaUpload just so happen to now branded as criminals and have their site removed.

Very suspicious indeed...so convenient to.

Ahh well gg everybody, it's been fun, think there's only one thing to say now

 

[redisforever]

Out of the way! I need to get into the internet bunker! I'm bringing alcohol!

Spoiler: I believe I've got popcorn covered

NOT ENOUGH POPCORN! Seriously, I down it by the bucketful.

OT: Well, anon seems REALLY pissed... Hope they don't go for the Escapist, though they probably won't. DOWN WITH SOPA!

 

[Estranged180]

As I understand it (could be wrong) Denial of Service (DoS)is when someone floods a site with so many people that it breaks. Anonymous send out the call, supporters bomb website, firewalls crash and it goes down. Please correct me if I'm wrong I don't wanna look like an idiot.

I can say that you're almost right. A DoS (Denial of Service) is basically a ping or packet flood to one IP address from another single IP address. This causes severe slowdowns in usefulness of that IP address. It isn't people, it's packets.

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack functions much the same way, but on a far larger scale. Instead of one IP address flooding another with packets, think several hundred doing the same flooding of packets to a single IP address. This does the same thing, but it also helps to crash any firewalls that may be in the way.

When they say that 'they've released personal information of former senator blah blah' and all that nonsense, what they've released was already public knowledge, if anyone had the bother to look it up.

Calling Anonymous 'hacktivists' is a bit extreme. Especially since 90% of the 'attackers' don't know they're attacking anyone.

Before I go any further, please note that I am not now, nor have I ever been associated with Anon. These are the things I picked up as an IRCop/Network Admin a long time ago.

 

[Luke3184]

Ah the Internet...... Well I'll see you guys later!

/Waves

/Hides in bunker

/Runs back out of bunker

/Grabs shisha pipe, popcorn, crumpets, Skyrim, enough people to repopulate the 'virtual world' and close the bunker door.

 

[redisforever]

MPAA.org is up now, as is riaa.com, they loaded fast too. Think they gave up there?

 

[FamoFunk]

Oh ho ho ho. This is very, extremely, positively interesting.

I'm totally hiding in the Internet bunker. Anyone else care to join me? We have cookies!

I'll bring the Popcorn! Shall we listen to music while we watch?

This is hilarious.

Spoiler: I believe I've got popcorn covered

And music:

Spoiler: Fitting, considering the internet's current mood.

We will survive while the internet nukes above fall down!

I need to come into the bunker!

Do you supply other foods apart from Popcorn? Can't say I'm a fan. Also, drinks! What beverages we taking?

 

[The Funslinger]

The FBI has been taken down! JESUS EVERYBODY RUN!

Was that sarcastic? If not, this is relevant:

OT: Well, this should be worryingly interesting.